When: 4 p.m. | Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif. | TV/radio: Ch. 50, ESPN 980
Probable starters: Wizards - F Dominic McGuire, F Antawn Jamison, C Andray Blatche, G Caron Butler, G Mike James. Warriors - F Corey Maggette, F Anthony Randolph, C Andris Biedrins, G Stephen Jackson, G Jamal Crawford. Injuries: Wizards - Out: C Brendan Haywood (wrist), C Etan Thomas (knee), G Gilbert Arenas (knee), G DeShawn Stevenson (back). Warriors - Out: G Monta Ellis (ankle), G Marco Belinelli (ankle). Day-to-day: C.J. Watson (toe).
Outlook: The Warriors, who have won two of three, have regained the services of do-it-all guard Jackson. He had 24 points, seven rebounds and six assists in his first game back Friday, a 119-114 win against Atlanta. This is the fourth game of a seven-game homestand for Golden State, which lost in Washington 124-100 on Nov. 25. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee is the first game of a four-city West Coast swing for the Wizards, who have lost five in a row on the road. Second-year guard Nick Young scored 13 in Friday's win against New York; he has averaged 23.2 points the past five games.
